Wars That Shaped The World

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1 - Red alert: the Communists are coming

At 4am on June 25th, 1950, the Land of the Morning Calm was shattered by the sound of artillery firing across the 38th parallel dividing Korea into north and south. Soon the growl of tank engines, Soviet-made T-34s, confirmed what was coming. Invasion. North Korea’s surprise attack on their ill-prepared southern neighbours began the first major conflict of the Cold War, a war of sweeping advance and hurried retreat whose consequence is still felt today. Narrated by Paul Waggott Written by Robin Scott Elliot Production and Sound Design by Holy Smokes Audio Executive Producers Tony Pastor + Neil Fearn A Goalhanger Podcasts Production Cast; William Roberts as General Douglas MacArthur Lance Fuller as General Stratemayer Julian Alexander as Bulldog Walker Tim Licata Zhang Hongtao Wang Hui Boyoung Jo WK C Thomas Mitchells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  4 - The hard yards

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  3 - The battle for Goose Green

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  2 - Sink the Belgrano

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  1 - The Malvinas are Argentine

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  4 - The bloody finale

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  3 - The fight for survival

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  2 - Into the Valley of Death

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  1 - The rise of the Russian bear

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  4 - The Boers... decisions must be made

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  3 - The inglorious siege of Kimberley

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  2 - The Empire is brought to its knees

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  1 - A single spark starts the fire

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  4 - The nuclear option

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  3 - They came from the north

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  2 - The Old Master’s last hurrah